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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Dodge City KS

1211 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026





KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-220100-

/O.CON.KDDC.FW.W.0011.260321T1700Z-260322T0100Z/

Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman-

Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa-

Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber-

1211 AM CDT Sat Mar 21 2026 /1111 PM MDT Fri Mar 20 2026/



...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/

TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW

RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS...



* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 030 Trego, Fire Weather Zone 

  031 Ellis, Fire Weather Zone 043 Scott, Fire Weather Zone 044 

  Lane, Fire Weather Zone 045 Ness, Fire Weather Zone 046 Rush, 

  Fire Weather Zone 061 Hamilton, Fire Weather Zone 062 Kearny, 

  Fire Weather Zone 063 Finney, Fire Weather Zone 064 Hodgeman, 

  Fire Weather Zone 065 Pawnee, Fire Weather Zone 066 Stafford, 

  Fire Weather Zone 074 Stanton, Fire Weather Zone 075 Grant, 

  Fire Weather Zone 076 Haskell, Fire Weather Zone 077 Gray, 

  Fire Weather Zone 078 Ford, Fire Weather Zone 079 Edwards, 

  Fire Weather Zone 080 Kiowa, Fire Weather Zone 081 Pratt, Fire 

  Weather Zone 084 Morton, Fire Weather Zone 085 Stevens, Fire 

  Weather Zone 086 Seward, Fire Weather Zone 087 Meade, Fire 

  Weather Zone 088 Clark, Fire Weather Zone 089 Comanche and 

  Fire Weather Zone 090 Barber.



* TIMING...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /7 PM 

  MDT/ this evening.



* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.



* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.



* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread 

  quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can

contribute to extreme fire behavior.



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